Review of Paris Is Burning (1991) by Abb J — 03 Jun 2017
Paris Is Burning: This documentary, about the black and Latino drag balls of the late 1980s New York, should be required viewing for any fan of RuPaul's Drag Race, to see where such concepts as chantay, shade, voguing and realness came from.
The interviews with drag queens, nearly all of whom have long since died, are funny, thought provoking and heartbreaking, portraying a marginalized but proud segment of the population and its perception of white straight America.
This time capsule documentary will forever be one of the foundations in the lexicon of LGBTQ filmmaking. A-.
This review of Paris Is Burning (1991) was written by Abb J on 03 Jun 2017.
Paris Is Burning has generally received very positive reviews.
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